Home and garden

Complementary colors: A vibrant palette of creams, reds, and greens promotes harmony and balance in a new home

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The move from a downtown apartment to a specially designed 7,500 sq. ft. shingle-style residence to house visiting children and grandchildren reduces the pangs generated by the empty nest syndrome. The colors red, green and cream are utilized through the house resulting in a soothing but hardy interior.

Installing a chair rail

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Various tips are presented to install moldings, which would help to protect bare walls from chair backs and to design a plain interior. One of the tips include, snapping lines with white chalks rather than colored chalks, which will help in avoiding wall staining.